Texas A&M vs. USC: Everything you didn’t know you needed to know

By Chris Marler

Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before toe meets leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing. 

Here’s everything you need to know about the Las Vegas Bowl between Texas A&M and Southern Cal.

(Note: The “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!)

ABOUT THE SCHOOLS

Texas A&M

Location – Texas’ Shadow

Founded In –  1876

Tuition – $33,507

Enrollment – 72,982

Acceptance Rate – 62.6 Percent

Mascot – Male cheerleader with an unreasonable amount of pizazz

Southern Cal 

Location – Fancy Portland

Founded In – 1880

Tuition – $69,904

Enrollment – 49,318

Acceptance Rate – 12.0 Percent

Mascot – A dude in leather wristbands and a $200 haircut who swears Lincoln Riley is going to bring them back

FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS 

Texas A&M

1. Class rings and cult things

2. Over 14,000 World War II officers came from Texas A&M which is more than the Army and Navy combined

3. Midnight yell, the 12th man, and giving Jimbo Fisher more money than Biden gave Ukraine.

Southern Cal

1. Have had at least one alumni nominated for an Oscar for 95 consecutive years

2. More heisman winners than any school with eight. More Heisman murderers than anyone with one.

3. Only school in America with at least one gold medalist in every Olympics since 1912.

FAMOUS ALUMNI

Texas A&M 

Johnny Manziel – AKA Johnny Eightball

Alex Caruso – AKA LeBald James

Dude Perfect –  AKA Geoff Curry

Dan Campbell – Noted caffeine enthusiast

Billy Liucci – Creed enthusiast & “69th man“

Francis Turner – Invented the U.S. highway system

Southern California 

Will Ferrell – CEO Prestige WorldWide

Art Clokey – Created Gumby

Neil Armstrong – First man to fake moon landing

Jerry Buss – Lakers Owner

George Lucas – Star Trek…Jk. Calm down

Mark McGrath – Sugar Ray